House on Haunted Hill
Seen it?1999 | 93 min | Horror
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes and a weak 5.6 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
An amusement park mogul offers a random group of diverse people $1 million to spend the night in a decrepit former mental institution.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 28 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: Nominated for 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$65 million worldwide on a $37 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 253K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by William Malone
- Geoffrey RushStephen Price
- Famke JanssenEvelyn Stockard-Price
- Ali LarterSara Wolfe
- Taye DiggsEddie Baker
- Chris KattanWatson Pritchett
- Peter GallagherDonald W. Blackburn, M.D.
- Bridgette WilsonMelissa Margaret Marr
- Max PerlichCarl Schecter
- Jeffrey CombsDr. Vannacutt
- Dick BeebeMale Nurse